2-Bromo-1-phenylethanone

The title compound, C8H7BrO, is a halogenated derivative of acetophenone. The molecule shows noncrystallographic Cs symmetry. The intracyclic C—C—C angles cover the range 118.8 (2)–120.4 (3)°. In the crystal structure, C—H...O contacts connect the molecules into undulating sheets perpendicular to the crystallographic c axis.